Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society

Who We Are

SVLAS provides free legal services in civil cases to the low-income residents of southwestern Virginia. We have three offices but all applications are taken through our centralized intake unit. The toll-free number for the intake unit is 1-888-201-2772. The intake unit accepts applications Monday through Friday. You may also apply online at http://www.svlas.org.

How to Get Help

You can contact this organization by:

Contact Type

Phone

Phone Number

1-866-534-5243 (Virginia Only) or 1-888-201-2772

Hours

Monday

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tuesday

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Wednesday

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursday

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Friday

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday

NONE

Sunday

NONE

Information

You can apply online by visiting our website: www.svlas.org. This is a quick and easy way to apply! If you submit your online application during intake hours, you can choose to have your phone number automatically sent to the callback system for the centralized intake unit to receive a call within 60 minutes.

Who We Serve

Area(s)

Bland County

Bristol County

Buchanan County

Carroll County

Dickenson County

Floyd County

Galax City County

Giles County

Grayson County

Lee County

Montgomery County

Norton City County

Pulaski County

Radford City County

Russell County

Scott County

Smyth County

Tazewell County

Washington County

Wise County

Wythe County

Applying for services by telephone or in-person and for court representation

Income Guidelines

Up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines in some circumstances - we can deduct some work and health related expenses from income to determine financial eligibility. In addition, we will consider your assets in determining eligibility.

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Am I Eligible?

Go to Site Helpto see whether you might be eligible for Virginia legal aid services. Virginia has nine legal aid programs and you can use the find legal help page to locate your local office.

If you have any question about your eligibility, you can call 1-866-LEGLAID (1-866-534-5243) to reach your local legal aid office.

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This program will be offline from Friday, April 17th at 6pm ET through Monday, April 20th at 8am.

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